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Welcome to Sullivanville ...

Sullivanville is located in Chemung County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sullivanville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Sullivanville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sullivanville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sullivanville: 607

Websites for Sullivanville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sullivanville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sullivanville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sullivanville.

  • Elmira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Corning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Horseheads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmira Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
    • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
  • Painted Post
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Watkins Glen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Montour Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
    • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <3>
  • South Corning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
    • South Corning is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • South Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sullivanville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sullivanville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sullivanville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sullivanville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sullivanville. See our Newspapers Page for Sullivanville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sullivanville ...

Looking for more information about Sullivanville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sullivanville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sullivanville.

Adding Sullivanville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sullivanville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sullivanville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Sullivanville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sullivanville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sullivanville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.